Quote: The National Council on Problem Gambling has estimated that the national risk for gambling addiction increased by almost a third between 2018 and 2021, and that a significant percentage of the rise is attributable to men between the age of 18 and 24. https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a37mp/t...ng-surges.

Who could have foreseen this happening? Beside everyone.

It's part of the online gambling industry's business model.

18-27 were my prime years for betting. Thankfully I came out ahead but I learned that beating the spread was hard work and required a huge amount of research/study. Once I was unable devote the necessary time and do the necessary work, I knew better than to try.